Nellie of Lundy: From Hollywood to the High Sierra

by Nellie Bly O'Bryan

Nellie Bly O'Bryan came to Hollywood in 1917 and worked as the first woman movie projectionist. Mentored by Charlie Chaplin, she became a silent film star. Nellie "escaped" Hollywood by moving to the Eastern High Sierra in 1939. She built her own cabin, survived solo winters, opened a resort at Lundy Lake, became a licensed Hunting and Fishing Guide, and built the "Upside Down House," a famous tourist attraction. She wrote about those personal adventures and promoted the region in her essays and short fiction stores. Nellie had worked on this book for many years, but passed away in 1984. These stories and insights from a fascinating life are gathered together, at last .

Genres: Biography

180 pages, Paperback

Published August 5, 2016

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this non professional but very well done book about the early settlers of the Lundy area and the wider Eastern Sierra in general. I was lucky enough to live there for a few years and this book renewed many of my memories plus added to my knowledge. In particular, I remember looking down into the Lundy Canyon after hiking into the Hoover Wilderness from the top and thinking, I don’t I’m hiking down there…

[Lynn Gerber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Folksy and probably only interesting to people like me familiar with Lundy and fond of historical non Fiction. Author good at unique descriptions and making the everyday interesting